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The concept of natural carbon sinks is satisfyingly simple: the vegetation and animals that inhabit our terrestrial and marine biomes draw carbon from the atmosphere for use in their tissues. Great whales (including blue, humpback and sperm whales, among others), are so prodigious that they sequester millions of tonnes of carbon each year – an … Meer lezen

Sophisticated sensors suction-cupped onto the backs of whales are helping biologists answer two long-standing questions: Why are whales so big? And why aren’t they bigger? >> read more …

La croissance des cerveaux de nos ancêtres primates, croissance qui explique que vous soyez en ce moment en train de lire ce texte, aurait peut-être plus en commun qu’on ne l’imagine avec les baleines et les dauphins. >> lire plus …

Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and University of British Columbia have solved the mystery. >> read more …

The benefits provided by great whales, including capturing carbon, make a powerful case for protecting them, according to economists. >> read more …